Street of Prophets, Jerusalem
Catalogue
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 28.4 × 22.6 cm (11 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Mount: 45.6 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Izis
Artist
Photography
Izis was a French photographer born in 1911 who documented postwar European life with a lyrical, humanistic sensibility. Working primarily in black and white, he captured intimate street scenes, portraits, and everyday moments that conveyed both the fragility and resilience of ordinary people in the years following 1945. His photographs balance formal precision with emotional immediacy, favoring candid observation over staged composition.
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- Izis
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 28.4 × 22.6 cm (11 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Mount: 45.6 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1954-111820
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified